Committee Instructed to

Consult With Engineers and

Submit Findings to Council.

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SHAME TO HAVE BILL BOARDS OBSTRUCT VIEW

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Councilor John Gollnast Calls Situation Huge Joke and

Demands Action.–Special

Meeting to Be Held.

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Karl C. Schmidt, representing Charles L. Pillsbury Co., engineers, Minneapolis, and L. P. Wolff, consulting engineer, St. Paul, were present at the regular council meeting Tuesday evening. Messrs. Schmidt and Wolff have visited New Ulm upon several occasions and made a survey of the local situation with reference to the installation of a filtration plant. The matter was not discussed at the meeting, but the Water and Light committee, together with the local Health Officer and the superintendent of the municipal plant were instructed to act in conjunction with Messrs. Schmidt and Wolff, and prepare a report, which should be submitted at the next regular meeting of the council for action.

Bill Boards a Shame

Councilor John Gollnast forcibly brought the bill board status within the city limits to the attention of the council. “It is a shame to have bill boards strung all over the city,”stated Mr. Gollnast. He remarked that some time ago an ordinance was drawn up, but that according to his understanding it had never been acted upon by the council. “What’s the matter, why not act upon it and clean up these bill boards?” asked the councilor.

Cost $100 or More

Councilor John C. Siebenbrunner re-marked “That ordinance cost the city about $100 in preparation.” Councilor Gollnast countered,” If it cost $100 to draw it up, I don’t see why we should throw it in the waste basket. Let’s have some action. It is a joke to allow anything of this kind to go on without looking into it.”

Councilor Siebenbrunner informed Mr. Gollnast that the committee had a meeting but that the ordinance would take a week to read it, and that nothing had developed. “Have a special meeting and start Monday evening, so we will get through,” remarked Councilor John G. Gronaue.

Evidently the matter will be brought up in the near future, unless it is forgotten and pigeonholed again.

Retire Fire Truck Wheels

Chief Henry Engel informed the council the rear wheels of the fire truck should be repaired. He stated that when in Minneapolis recently he had taken up the matter with the concern which is rebuilding the big hook and ladder truck, and they offered to ship two wheels to replace the ones on the truck, while they are being repaired, and do the job for $225. The necessary action was taken to have the wheels retired.

Septic Tank at College

F. H. Retzlaff and Profs. E. R. Bliefernicht, H. Klatt and Herbert Sitz, appeared before the council in behalf of the Dr. Martin Lather college. Mr. Retzlaff acted as spokesman and stated the requirements of the college had outgrown the septic tank, in use at the present time for the disposal of sewage, and read an agreement entered into in 1909 pledging that the needs of the college with regard to sewage, water, sidewalks and fire protection be supplied. The matter was referred to a special committee comprising Councilors J. H. Vogel, George Saffert, John G. Gronau and Frank Woratschka, together with the city attorney and city engineer, to act in conjunction with the college board in the premises. A meeting was held Wednesday morning.

Estimates Allowed

The following estimates were allowed: Northwestern Electric Equipment Co., for new lighting system on Broadway, $920.40; Puhlmann Bros., curbing and guttering Broadway, $3,845.82; New Ulm Ice Co., grading Broadway, $1,038.06.

During the past month 1,346 and a half hours of hand labor and 522 hours of team labor was expended upon the streets of the city at a cost of $768.49. About $100 of this was new work.

The levying of the assessments against the property owners on Minnesota street, was referred to the Board of Public Works, as was the levying of the assessments for the improvement of Broadway, and for the sewer between Sixth and Seventh streets on South German street.

The matter of renewing certain insurance policies was referred to the finance committee.

The placing of street lights at Third and Fifth North streets on Front street was referred to the proper committee, as was the purchase of additional land for the City cemetery and the keeping of the dumping grounds in proper condition.

Brown County Journal,

November 6, 1925

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